Why Spanish Cheese Smuggling Will Likely Continue in Canada
Canada is the North Korea of dairy products with a tight border through which foreign dairy products only pass in dribs and drabs but where, despite everything, Spanish cheeses are the rage.
In 2012, Canadian authorities broke up a profitable smuggling network by arresting three people who were illegally bringing products from the United States to Canada. Their crime?Smuggling mozzarella cheese to sell in Canadian restaurants.
The profits from the illegal dairy-products trafficking were so high that mozzarella was being called “white gold.”
Tobacco smuggling, Who profits?
Illegal traded cigarettes are cheaper than officially traded ones. Irrespective of the emphasis placed on tax increases on cigarettes, product regulations or packaging provisions, the tobacco industry frequently make use of illicit trade. Cigarette companies always raise alarm on public health measures to fuel illicit trade and thus making it counterproductive. Illicit trade in tobacco remains concealed by Multinational companies like Philip Morris or British American Tobacco. They have participated for many years in the illicit trade of tobacco products and contributed in establishing the criminal structures about which they vigorously complain today. To check the illegal tobacco trade , a new alliance against cigarette smuggling was formed in 2012 with the Protocol to eliminate illicit trade in tobacco products supplementary to the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control which was also signed by Germany, and yet to be ratified.
http://www.spyghana.com/tobacco-smuggling-who-profits/
Lear MoreRomaco Group to display anti-counterfeit solution for blister packs at ACHEMA
Romaco Group will present the first ever anti-counterfeit solution for blister packs at the upcoming ACHEMA in Frankfurt/Main (Germany). The new system was developed exclusively with its partner company NANO 4 U and integrated into the RomacoNoack blister line 960. Anti-counterfeiting technology is an important issue for global pharmaceutical producers and packaging contractors. In an exclusive partnership with NANO 4 U, Romaco has developed an anti-counterfeit solution for blister packaging that is suitable for pharma products and meets the EU Falsified Medicine Directive 2011/62/EU. At the ACHEMA, Romaco will be introducing the RomacoNoack 960 blister line with the new technology for unique primary packaging identification.
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Employee of Turkish Embassy in Baku detained on smuggling charges
Two people working at Turkish diplomatic missions overseas were caught smuggling drugs and cigarettes, using diplomatic vehicles. One of them worked in Turkish Embassy in Baku, the website of the Turkish newspaper Today’s Zaman reports.According to the article, the one who worked at Turkey’s embassy in Baku was apprehended by police at the Azerbaijani-Georgian border while smuggling hundreds of boxes of cigarettes. Separate investigations were launched against him by Turkey and Azerbaijan.
http://www.panorama.am/en/law/2015/06/02/turkey-arrest/
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Six cases of illegal smuggling investigated
TAY NINH (VNS) — Police in the southern province of TayNinh have launched inquiries into six cases of smuggling, trafficking prohibited goods and illegal transportation of currency across borders, with 11 suspects identified.Huynh Van Duc, director of the Customs Department, said in May that the smuggling activities in some border areas and other key areas had increased. Goods being smuggled into the country are beer, milk, wine and cigarettes, as well as Thailand sugar, motorcycles and wood.
http://vietnamnews.vn/society/271184/six-cases-of-illegal-smuggling-investigated.html
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Anti-counterfeit Blister Packs from RomacoNoack
Anti-counterfeiting technology is an extremely important issue for global pharmaceutical producers and packaging contractors. In an exclusive partnership with NANO 4 U, Romacohas developed an anti-counterfeit solution for blister packaging that is suitable for pharmaceutical products and meets the EU Falsified Medicine Directive 2011/62/EU. At the ACHEMA, Romaco will be introducing the RomacoNoack 960 blister line with the new technology for unique primary packaging identification.
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China’s counterfeiting crisis hurting Aus producers
THE threat of sophisticated counterfeiting of Australian products in China is exploding, with major exporters fearing damage to the nation’s clean, green reputation is inevitable. Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Agriculture, Senator Richard Colbeck, told the 2015 Agribusiness Outlook Australia conference that unsafe product being labelled as Australian would damage the country’s reputation. “It is a form of flattery for Australia – the quality is recognised for the product but it is also a threat (that could) quickly damage our brand,” Senator Colbeck said. “Counterfeiting in China is a real problem, one the Chinese know they need to deal with a thorough regulatory and enforcement framework. New laws introduced in China last year which aim to increase protection to trademark owners appear toothless, as widespread counterfeiting affecting Australian brands was discussed at the forum.
Lear MoreBotswana: Illicit Tobacco Trade Rife – Madigele
Tutume — Assistant Minister of Health, Dr Alfred Madigele, has urged Batswana to help in the fight against illegal trade of tobacco products. Speaking at the World NO Tobacco commemoration in Nata recently, Dr Madigele noted that some companies had been known to use loopholes in tobacco control laws to weaken governance systems and indulge in illegal trade of tobacco products. He indicated that that his ministry and other stakeholders such as Botswana Police Service and Botswana Unified Revenue Services (BURS) were fighting illegal cross border importation of tobacco products.
http://allafrica.com/stories/201506020418.html
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How to Spot Counterfeit Beauty Products
The latest in beauty news has many a gal freaking out about what’s really lurking in her products. A new report by the City of London Police urges consumers to think twice before buying beauty items online, explaining that there’s been a rise in fake makeup products being sold online.
While it’s bad enough that you might think you’re buying a legit brand name item only to have received a knock-off, the situation is much worse: It turns out that some of these counterfeit products, from mascara to perfume, have been laced with scary substances like arsenic and lead.
http://stylecaster.com/beauty-high/how-to-spot-counterfeit-beauty-products/
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Punitive taxation, extreme tobacco control regulations fuel growth in illegal cigarette trade in India
Excise duty on legal cigarette industry has doubled in the last four years and has impacted the legal industry as well as provided a huge arbitrage opportunity to illegal operatorsThe combined effect of high and discriminatory central and state level taxation has impacted the legal cigarette industry, sub-optimised government’s revenue collection and provided a huge fillip to the illegal cigarette trade in the country.
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